Once done with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo I enjoyed it, but while reading it I wasn't really that engrossed in it. It was a "slow burn" - the stoOnce done with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo I enjoyed it, but while reading it I wasn't really that engrossed in it. It was a "slow burn" - the story was valid and interesting but not gripping. Thankfully, I found this second installment of the trilogy to be the opposite. I was sucked in pretty much from the get go. Now, it may have helped that I had recently seen the first movie before starting this one so I was reinvested in the characters.

Of course now I'm dying to read the final installment, but the Kindle edition is too steep for me (I'm a completest and like to have things of a series in the same format) and the list at the library is still many, many people long for both the Kindle and print books :-(...more

The first Fool's Gold book I read was the first of this "Summer" trilogy. I slowly worked my way back up to it and decided to reread it before continuThe first Fool's Gold book I read was the first of this "Summer" trilogy. I slowly worked my way back up to it and decided to reread it before continuing on. On my re-read I did so via audiobook and that was a lot of fun. Totally enjoyed it the second time around nearly two years later as much as the first reading....more

My reading of this one was drug out as I only read it when on the treadmill and the arrival of spring as me doing more cardio on my bike than on the tMy reading of this one was drug out as I only read it when on the treadmill and the arrival of spring as me doing more cardio on my bike than on the treadmill. Add to it training for a 5k and being unable to read while running on the treadmill and progress slowed dramatically. Often when it takes me a long time to finish a book it is because it isn't that engrossing. Not so in this case.

I really did no have a clue who the real killer was in this one. Oh, at one point I was convinced it was the person who was at fault, but I had decided on several other people too at different points. There were many twists and convolutions to this plot, perhaps just a titch too many to feel natural. But the characters were interesting and the action intense at times so I didn't mind too much. I definitely think I'll give the second book in the series a try at some point....more

I really enjoyed this cozy mystery. The setting was lovely and the characters fairly believable. Having been born and raised in a small town rural areI really enjoyed this cozy mystery. The setting was lovely and the characters fairly believable. Having been born and raised in a small town rural area I know how those rumor mills work and the authored nailed it.

This was one of the better first installments to a series I've read in quite a while. I'll definitely be continuing to read about the adventures on Cranberry Island!...more

A very interesting read in this suspense series, focused pretty heavily on Dr. Maura Isles. I have to say that I wish I had read these books before haA very interesting read in this suspense series, focused pretty heavily on Dr. Maura Isles. I have to say that I wish I had read these books before having seen any of the TV show as the differences in the characters are HUGE and I sometimes struggle keeping the book characters separate from the TV characters. Despite that I enjoyed reading the book and look forward to reading more....more

Not quite the right fit for this non-political, only occasional thriller reader.

I enjoy action and thriller reads every now and again and I hadn't reaNot quite the right fit for this non-political, only occasional thriller reader.

I enjoy action and thriller reads every now and again and I hadn't read a spy-based one in quite some time. I was looking forward to this one as it sounded a bit unique. I am not, however, a big politics buff and I am not overly knowledgeable about world politics. That is where this book bogged down for me a bit. I suspect for those knowledgeable about the politically climate in the Basque region this book would have sung. There was great action and danger and mystery to go around.

Life also kind of got crazy so I was not able to sit down and read this book in a timely manner. It was dragged out a bit. If I had been really grabbed I would have found more time to read it in a quicker manner.

I would definitely give this author another chance, but I'll likely be a bit more critical about the overall setting of the story, geographically and politically, before diving in.